The Chinese dictatorship asked this Monday (19) that the President of the United States, Donald Trump, stop citing the “Chinese threat” as justification for his plans to annex Greenland, an autonomous territory of Denmark.
“We urge the US to stop using the so-called ‘China threat’ as a pretext to pursue selfish gains,” Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Guo Jiakun said at a press conference in Beijing, according to information from broadcaster CCTV.
“China has already made its position clear on several occasions regarding Greenland. International law, based on the purposes and principles of the UN Charter, is the basis of the current international order and must be respected”, said the spokesperson for the Chinese dictatorship, which has plans to annex Taiwan, an island that it considers a rebel province to be “reincorporated”.
Over the weekend, in a post on the Truth Social network, Trump reiterated his intention to annex Greenland, alleging US national security objectives, and again cited China and Russia as responsible for these concerns.
“China and Russia want Greenland, and there is nothing Denmark can do about it,” wrote the American president.
Trump announced that, starting February 1, he will charge Denmark, Norway, Sweden, France, Germany, the United Kingdom, the Netherlands and Finland a 10% tariff on all exports from these countries to the United States, a rate that will be raised to 25% on June 1.
Such a charge will be applied “until an agreement is reached for the complete and total purchase of Greenland” by the Americans, said the Republican president.
Trump’s announcement generated outrage among the affected countries, which, according to international press reports, are considering triggering the so-called “trade bazooka”, a series of retaliations that could include the partial blocking of United States access to European markets and export controls.
